The Books of the Maccabees Quotes

“And they cut in pieces, and burnt with fire the books of the law of God:    60 And every one with whom the books of the testament of the Lord were”
― Anonymous Jewish Historians, The Books of the Maccabees: Books 1 & 2

“And many of the people of Israel determined with themselves, that they would not eat unclean things: and they chose rather to die, than to be defiled with unclean meats:    66 And they would not break the holy law of God and they were put to death:    67 And there was very great wrath upon the people.    2:1 In those days arose Mathathias, the son of John, the son of Simeon, a priest”
― Anonymous Jewish Historians, The Books of the Maccabees: Books 1 & 2